Two sounds were competing for dominance over the otherwise drab dorm room at Snow Wood. The happy little tune coming out of Tony's Nintendo DS swam and danced in the air, while Morgan Freeman's soothing voice painted the room a deep chestnut with its sweet bass. And between the two boys, it was relatively quiet until Tony broke that silence with an excited exclamation.
"Jeff, look! It's the red heart event!" He nearly shouted, almost pushing the DS in Jeff's confused face.
"And?"
"AND?!" Tony said, grinning at the rather flustered look on Jeff's face. "That means I'm getting married soon! Isn't that cute? And my future husband looks just like you," he said, a faint blush dusting his cheeks. Jeff, growing used to Tony's quirks decided to overlook the part that in a video game about farming pne would try and date somebody who looked like him, and decided to see for himself if it was true.
"Show me," Jeff said, not sure whether to feel flattered or embarrassed. Tony turned the DS towards Jeff, and sure enough, some character named Elliot was grinning and blushing as Tony's farmer girl talked to him about the sunset over the water.
"… My hair's not pink…" Jeff said, blush creeping over his face as he pictured him and Tony in a similar situation. Alone in front of the ocean, smiling and talking about sunsets and the future and endings. It seemed like such a nice place to be, and as much as he loved Winters, he couldn't help wondering what Tony would look like, face warmed by the tropical sun.
"It was the best I could do!" Tony said, trying to sound annoyed but his grin showing through. Jeff tried to brush off the comment and instead thought about the future. Winter term was coming to a close soon, and even though he and Tony had only been dating a couple weeks, they'd been best friends for a while so…
"Hey Tony, do you maybe uh, after winter term ends of course, wanttogowithmetoSummers?" the last part came out in a hurried tone, but Tony obviously got the message as his face split in a huge grin.
"Of course!" And before Jeff could relish in the relief he felt, Tony tackled him with a hug, leaving the game and TV ignored once more.